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5,306 residents make their home in this town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
A town of contrasts. Barberaz grades B− overall, better than half of compared French towns, and ranks #22 of 32 in Savoie. Its weakest subject is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is easy to get around without a car (A): 83% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 23% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for safety, C+ for schools and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Barberaz does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Barberaz with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Barberaz as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison des Charmettes, in Chambéry, 1 mi away.
3.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Barberaz. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Chambéry2 km west, in Chambéry
MuseumLes Charmettes1.6 km southwest, in ChambéryMuseumMuseumMuseum d'Histoire Virtuellein townAttractionAttractionCathédrale Saint-François-de-Sales1.7 km west, in ChambéryAttractionAttractionChâteau des ducs de Savoie2.1 km west, in ChambéryPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Barberaz.
Jobs based in Barberaz number 1,150, against 2,350 residents in work (0.5 per worker). At the census, 22.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above both Savoie’s towns (19.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €28,530 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €15.50/m² a month, about level with Savoie’s towns (€14.73/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). In Barberaz, houses go for €4,043/m² and apartments for €3,033/m². Among the homes sold, 33% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,043/m² | 55 |
| Apartments | €3,033/m² | 112 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Barberaz can choose among 8 GPs. Average lifespans in Savoie: 86.6 years for women, 81.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 353 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 472: 25% below.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
By results, schools here place #15 of 34 in Savoie. Near Barberaz, 94.3% of lycée candidates passed the bac, near Savoie’s towns (94.3%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 0.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jules FerryNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 153 | 82%−7 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent MongeNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 384 | 92%−5 pts |
| Lycée professionnel privé Sainte-Geneviève - Assomption Chambéry PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 81 | 96%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 4.8 violent offenses and 18.1 graded property crimes a year. Police and gendarmerie recorded 111 offenses in Barberaz in 2025. The graded crime recorded most here was criminal damage (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery and vehicle theft, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 3.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
The age that splits Barberaz in two is 43.9. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 10% of residents, in line with Savoie’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%).
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Barberaz | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Barberaz is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 3 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Barberaz as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barberaz | 5,306 | — | B− | D | C+ | A− |
| La Ravoire | 9,332 | 0.9 | B | D | B− | A− |
| Bassens | 5,175 | 1 | B− | D | B | C+ |
| Saint-Alban-Leysse | 6,734 | 1.3 | A− | C− | B+ | A |
| Jacob-Bellecombette | 4,499 | 1.6 | B− | D | A+ | C+ |
| Chambéry | 59,964 | 1.7 | C− | D | D | B |
| Barby | 3,772 | 1.8 | B+ | D | B+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #23 of 32 in Savoie. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 24 burglaries and 47 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 42% of compared French towns and #15 of 34 in Savoie. 92% of 384 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Monge in 2025, 5 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Barberaz grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Barberaz is a commune of 5,306 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Chambéry. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.